Renal Manifestations of IgG4-Related Disease: A Concise Review by Shahrukh T. Towheed, Wayel Zanjir, Kevin Yi Mi Ren, Jocelyn Garland, Marie Clements-Baker

“…This synthesis will be highly relevant for nephrologists, rheumatologists, general internists, and renal pathologists to raise awareness and help improve early recognition of IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD).…”
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Post Varicella Necrotising Fasciitis Afflicting Upper Limb in Young Child: A Rare Case Report by Swarup Prabhu, Ayjaz Hussain, Tarun Gupta

“…Risk factors include immunosuppression, type 2 diabetes mellitus, chronic diseases like cirrhosis of liver and chronic kidney disease, malignancies, intravenous drug use, obesity, and age more than 60 years. …”
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Beach Morning-glory Ipomoea imperati and Railroad Vine Ipomoea pes-caprae subsp. brasiliensis by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Chris Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, Ashlynn Smith

“…Beach morning-glory flowers are white with yellow and purple in the throat and leaves are elliptical and notched; whereas railroad vine has a pink to purple flower and kidney-shaped leaves. Beach morning-glory flowers occur from spring to fall, while railroad vine flowers are present year-round. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg173 This publication is derived from information in SGEB-75/SG156, Dune Restoration and Enhancement for the Florida Panhandle, by Debbie Miller, Mack Thetford, Christina Verlinde, Gabriel Campbell, and Ashlynn Smith. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/sg156. …”
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Sarcomatoid variant of Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma: A rare case report in an adult female by Rakhi V. Jagdale, Supriya Jain, Jaydeep N. Pol, Makarand V. Khochikar

“…Xp11 translocation renal cell carcinoma (XPTRCC) is a very rare kidney neoplasm, which has been predominantly reported in young patients. …”
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Extreme Rhabdomyolysis, Acute Renal Failure, and Protracted Ileus in a Case of Legionella Pneumonia by C. Laivier, M.-O. Bleuze, P. Hantson, J. Devos

“…A 53-year-old man developed a Legionella pneumophila pneumonia complicated by rhabdomyolysis, acute kidney injury, and protracted ileus. Risk factors were smoking and chronic alcoholism, but the patient had no history of previous abdominal surgery. …”
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Use of Cystatin C Biomarker in Patients with Possible Renal Failure by Alexander Benavides Couto, Yamila Rodríguez Jiménez, Dellys González Borges, Idalmis Luisa Martinez Serrano, Ibis Hernandez Palet, Belkis Rosa Vilaboy Perez

“…Renal injury is a frequent complication in hospitalized and outpatients and its incidence has increased in recent years, either as a primary disease or as a secondary diagnosis. Early detection of kidney disease in its milder degree would be beneficial to begin treatment for better results. …”
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Denosumab as the Treatment of Recalcitrant Tuberculous Pleural Effusion-Associated Hypercalcemia by Afdhal Afiq Abd Jalil, Sharifah Faradila Wan Muhamad Hatta, Aimi Fadilah Mohamad, Mohammed Fauzi Abdul Rani

“…It has mainly been used in the treatment of osteoporosis for a variety of causes especially in situations refractory to bisphosphonates or when kidney function is impaired. It is also used in cases of malignancy-associated hypercalcemia. …”
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Giant Urinary Bladder and Bilateral Giant Hydronephrosis due to Bladder Neck Obstruction: One Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammed Fadl Tazi, Omar Riyach, Youness Ahallal, Soufiane Mellas, Abdelhak Khallouk, Mohammed Jamal El Fassi, Moulay Hassan Farih

“…Here, we report a rarely seen case with giant urinary bladder and bilateral giant hydronephrosis due to bladder neck obstruction which contains 4000 mL fluid in the collecting system of the kidney mimicking an ascites in an adult male.…”
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End-stage ADPKD with a low-frequency PKD1 mosaic variant accelerated by chemoradiotherapy by Hiroaki Hanafusa, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Naoya Morisada, Ming Juan YE, Riki Matsumoto, Hiroaki Nagase, Kandai Nozu

“…Abstract Autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is commonly caused by PKD1, and mosaic PKD1 variants result in milder phenotypes. …”
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Complete Resolution of Hemodialysis-induced Pseudoporphyria after Renal Transplantation by Prodip Kumar Doley, Oyik Tamut, Manjuri Sharma, Gayatri Pegu

“…A high index of clinical suspicion is essential for the proper diagnosis of rare dermatological diseases in chronic kidney disease patients. Pseudoporphyria (PP) should consider in differential diagnosis of bullous dermatoses in patients on Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). …”
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A Case of Xanthogranulomatous Pyelonephritis Associated with Renoduodenal Fistula by R. Conor Holton-Burke, Mini Varughese

“…Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT) revealed a soft tissue density in her renal pelvis and perirenal space consistent with XGP along with a tract connecting the upper pole of her right kidney to the second portion of the duodenum. This finding was subsequently confirmed during percutaneous nephrostomy placement, stent placement, a small bowel follow-through study, and upper endoscopy. …”
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A Rapidly Fatal Case of Low-Dose Methotrexate Toxicity by Nasreen Shaikh, Muhammad Sardar, Rishi Raj, Punit Jariwala

“…She had history of rheumatoid arthritis for which she was taking 7.5 mg methotrexate weekly and stage 4 chronic kidney disease from diabetic nephropathy. During the hospital stay, she developed pneumonia and septic shock requiring norepinephrine and vasopressin. …”
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A Review of the Mechanism of Bailing for Diabetic Nephropathy Based on ChatGPT and Network Pharmacology by Weiwei Xi, Xuming Zhao, Boya Wang, Yichen Zhu, Hua Li

“…Bailing capsules, which contain fermented cordyceps mycelium, are commonly utilized in treating various kidney disorders, including DN in clinical practice. …”
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Equilibrium Isotherms, Kinetics, and Thermodynamic Mechanisms of a Novel Polyacrylamide-Strychnos potatorum Seed-Derived Activated Carbon Composite for Aqueous Hardness Removal by Yohan L. N. Mathota Arachchige, T. D. Fernando

“…Moreover, drinking hard water is suspected as the main cause of chronic kidney disease of unknown etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka. …”
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Bone Metastasis as the Only Metastatic Site in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer following Distal Pancreatectomy by Muhammad Wasif Saif, Natalie Galanina, L. Ravage-Mass, Kristin Kaley, Daniel Cornfeld, Lynne Lamb, David Chhieng

“…Other less common sites are the lung, brain, kidney, and bone. Skeletal metastases are less prevalent in occurrence but contribute to significant morbidity associated with pancreatic cancer. …”
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Addison’s Disease Presenting as Acute Renal Failure and Hyperkalemic Paralysis: A Rare Presentation by Kundan Jana, Kalyana Janga, Sheldon Greenberg, Amit Gulati

“…Hyperkalemic paralysis in the setting of acute renal failure can lead to a missed or delayed diagnosis of adrenal insufficiency as the raised potassium can be attributed to the renal failure. Acute kidney injury as the presenting manifestation in an adrenal crisis due to Addison’s disease has been rarely reported in the literature. …”
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Surgical Management of Giant L2 Adrenal Neuroblastoma in Adult Male by Bikash Bikram Thapa, Sanjay Yadav, Sujit Pant, Pratik Rajkarnikar, Pankaj Mandal

“…He underwent en-bloc surgical excision of the left adrenal gland along with the left kidney. Histopathological examination revealed adrenal neuroblastoma (stage 2B, L2). …”
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Cardiorenal Syndromes and Sepsis by C. Chelazzi, G. Villa, A. R. De Gaudio

“…In particular, the importance of systemic and intrarenal endothelial dysfunction, alterations of kidney perfusion, and myocardial function, organ “crosstalk” and ubiquitous inflammatory injury have been extensively reviewed in light of their role in cardiorenal syndrome etiology. …”
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Optimizing Anesthetic Selection in Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: Striking a Delicate Balance between Efficacy and Minimal Intervention by Kahtan Fadah, Seyed Khalafi, Miller Corey, Jose Sotelo, Ahmed Farag, Tariq Siddiqui, Mehran Abolbashari

“…Recent studies show that conscious sedation has better outcomes in terms of all-cause mortality, procedure complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction, infection requiring antibiotics, acute kidney injury, and the need for inotropes or vasopressors.…”
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Sarcomatoid Renal Cell Carcinoma Metastasis to the Penis by Victor D. Liou, Oussama M. Darwish, Mary M. Henry, Ik C. Jun, Sameer A. Siddiqui

“…These cancers are most frequently a result of an aggressive or poorly managed primary prostate or bladder cancer and rarely a metastasis from a primary kidney tumor. Currently, there is no published literature which describes the spread of sarcomatoid renal cell carcinoma (SRCC) to the penis. …”
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